Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Mobile Commerce News Weekly – Week of May 18, 2014

The Mobile Commerce News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile commerce and marketing, mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking, mobile ads and mobile security that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information.Also read Connected Globe News WeeklyAlso read Field Mobility News WeeklyAlso read Mobile Cyber Security News WeeklyAlso read Mobile Health News WeeklyAlso read Mobility News WeeklyAlso read the Mobile Solution Directory Here!Greetings Newsletter Readers,It's me Kevin Benedict needing your feedback. I have been sharing my research with you in these weekly newsletters for the past four years, and I need to know if you find them useful and of value. Will you take a moment and send me feedback at kevin.benedict@cognizant.com? I don't want to fill your inbox if these are not valuable to you. I look forward to your feedback.Commerce transactions in the U.S. completed on mobile phones and tablets are expected to total $114 billion in 2014, research firm Forrester is forecasting. Two-thirds of those sales, or about $76 billion, will happen via tablet computers, while the remainder will occur on phones. Read Original ContentApple has entered into a partnership with China UnionPay concerning a new mobile payments service. This may be a big move for Apple, who has been somewhat cautious with its participation in the mobile commerce field. Read Original ContentAccording to comScore’s report, desktop e-commerce rose by 12 percent year-over-year during the first quarter of this year. Read Original ContentThe cost and time to mobilize enterprise applications can actually meet or exceed the original cost and time to implement those systems. In their new report, “StarMobile Transforms Enterprise Apps into Mobile Apps”, 451 Research details the advantages of StarMobile’s app development tool and how it can drastically reduce the cost and time to mobilize enterprise applications. Download report here: http://starmobileinc.com/report-451research-starmobile-transforms-mobile-apps-into-enterprise-apps/People are visiting retailers’ mobile websites more often but are more likely to buy through an app, so brands must ensure both are on a par. Read Original ContentIndia’s largest e-commerce marketplace, Snapdeal, now gets over half of its sales from mobile-based transactions, up from just five percent from the same platform nearly a year ago. Read Original Content

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